University Assistant

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CHEN ZHANG

**** ******* ** *** *, Columbia, MO 65202 • 412-***-**** • *************@*****.*** EDUCATION

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 04/2015-Present Advisor: Prof. Jerry L. Atwood

Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 09/2009-04/2015 Advisor: Prof. Nathaniel L. Rosi

B.S., Materials Chemistry, Anhui University, Anhui, China 09/2005-06/2009 Advisor: Prof. Xianyun Xu

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Materials Synthesis: Traditional Inorganic Materials (Glass, Ceramics); Polymers (PMMA, PS, PAAM); Nanomaterials (Nanoparticles, Nanoparticle Assembly, Metal Organic Frameworks)

Materials Characterization and Analysis: HPLC, NMR, TEM, SEM, EDS, AFM, FTIR, UV-Vis, Raman, CD, LC-MS, GC-MS, MALDI-TOF, TGA, DSC, PXRD, single crystal XRD, Crystallography

Data Analysis: Origin, Materials Studio

Image Processing: Photoshop, CorelDraw, ChemBiodraw, ImageJ

Office Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Prezi

Language: English, Mandarin Chinese

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 04/2015-Present

Made great progress in the discovery of novel metal-organic nanocapsules by expanding the group research from transition metals to main group metals

Discovered novel metal-organic nanocapsules with mixed valences and mixed metals

Designed and prepared controllable 1D, 2D and 3D assembly using metal-seamed organic nanocapsules as building blocks

Designed methods to improve water solubility and catalytic properties of novel metal-organic nanocapsules

Studied magnetic, catalytic, guest encapsulation and gas (N2, CO2, H2, CH4, etc.) adsorption propertiesof these novel materials

Lead research collaboration with Prof. Tao Li (ShanghaiTech University) and Prof. Harshita Kumari

(University of Cincinati)

Contributed to selective CO2 adsorption in an engineered supramolecular framework

Contributed to process development for separation of conformers from derivatives of resorcin[4]arenes and pyrogallol[4]arenes

Contributed to the preparation of 1D and 2D supramolecular organic frameworks based on noria and bipyridine-type spacers

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 09/2009-12/2014

Designed a diverse collection of peptide conjugate molecules for directing the synthesis and assembly of nanoparticle superstructures with different morphologies and metrics Page 2

Mapped the morphology space of a class of peptide amphiphiles which lead to the ability to predictably target and prepare various spherical and 1D nanoparticle superstructures

Developed methods for controlling the diameter of hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures and tuning their visible and near-infrared optical properties

Lead a collaboration between the Rosi Group and the Schatz Group (Northwestern University) aimed at understanding the optical properties of hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures

Assembled a team of University of Pittsburgh collaborators and lead a study aimed at demonstrating and understanding the drug storage and release properties of hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures; this was the first demonstrated application of this class of nanoparticle superstructure

Designed and prepared a cobalt-adeninate MOF with promising CO2 adsorption properties (Patent)

Contributed to the selective separation of nanoparticles of various diameters using MOFs PUBLICATIONS

Construction of supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs) based on noria and bipyridine-type spacers. R. S. Patil, C. Zhang, C. L. Barnes, J. L. Atwood. Cryst. Growth Des. Accepted.

Process development for separation of conformers from derivatives of resorcin[4]arenes and pyrogallol[4]arene. R. S. Patil, C. Zhang, J. L. Atwood. Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 43, 15202.

Selective CO2 adsorption in an engineered supramolecular organic framework. R. S. Patil, D. Banerjee, C. Zhang, P. K. Thallapally, J. L. Atwood. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 128, 4599. (hot paper)

Orthogonal ternary functionalization of a mesoporous metal–organic framework via sequential postsynthetic ligand exchange. C. Liu, T. Luo, E. S. Feura. C. Zhang, N. L. Rosi. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 10508.

Loading and triggered release of cargo from hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures. C. Zhang, T. Brinzer, C. Liu, S. G. Roe, N. L. Rosi. RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 76291.

Peptide conjugates for directing the morphology and assembly of 1-D nanoparticle superstructures. C. Zhang, C. Song, H. C. Fry, N. L. Rosi. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 941.

Hollow spherical gold nanoparticle superstructures with tunable diameters and visible to near-infrared extinction. C. Zhang, Y. Zhou, A. Merg, C. Song, G. C. Schatz, N. L. Rosi. Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 12328

LEADERSHIP

Vice President of Logistics, CSSA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 05/2012-05/2013

Mid-Autumn Talent Show (~ 500 participants)

Chinese Career Development Forum (~ 200 participants)

Tea House Chinese Culture Exhibition, Spring Festival Gala and Reception (~ 800 participants)

One of the organizers that established University of Pittsburgh Chinese Scholars Alumni Council, affiliated with the Pitt Alumni Association

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of American Chemical Socirty (ACS)

Member of Chinese Association for Science & Technology – Pittsburgh Chapter (CAST-P)

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